action, automatic

An automatic action is any action that shoots more than one shot without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.

This means that when the trigger is engaged, a gun with an automatic action performs its cycle of operation continuously until either it depletes its ammunition supply, the trigger is released, or a pre-determined number of shots is fired (i.e. three round burst).

guns with an automatic action:

    • M1917A1 Browning Machine Gun
    • M1919A4, M1919A6 Browning Machine Gun

 

related:

    • action, select fire

 

Footnotes / Sources:

“Glossary ⇒.” Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute. Ed. SAAMI’s Technical Committee. Web. 15-18 Jan. 2011.

 

Question:

    • Do you know of a gun that uses an automatic action that is not on the list?

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